Graffiti Again on Gyeongbokgung Wall... Suspect Under Investigation

Another graffiti was discovered just one day after the wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul was vandalized with spray paint.

On the morning of the 17th, officials from the Cultural Heritage Administration were removing graffiti sprayed by someone the previous day on the wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace near the side gate of the National Palace Museum in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
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According to the Jongno Police Station in Seoul on the 18th, the police received a report around 10:20 p.m. the previous day that another graffiti had been found at Gyeongbokgung Palace.

The new graffiti was found near Yeongchumun, which is already damaged by graffiti and is currently undergoing restoration work by the Cultural Heritage Administration. It has not been confirmed whether the same perpetrator was responsible for the graffiti on the 16th.

In the early morning of the 16th, someone used spray paint to write phrases including "Free Movie" and what appears to be references to illegal video sharing sites on the walls around Gyeongbokgung Palace.

The police believe there are likely two suspects who committed the graffiti and are currently tracking them. It is reported that the pursuit is taking some time because the suspects escaped while avoiding CCTV cameras.

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